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Radiant Midweek
Into the Gap is a Christian podcast that explores some of the deeper questions and mysteries of Scripture without losing its mind. Hosted by Pastor Jason Shanks, the show examines topics like Genesis, the ancient world, the unseen realm, archaeology, and the big story of the Bible. Instead of chasing hype or dismissing difficult questions, Into the Gap approaches them with curiosity, humility, and confidence in Scripture. Each episode investigates what the Bible actually says, what history and…
Episodes
- Radiant Midweek
Who was Melchizedek? | E25
The first war in the Bible isn’t just a border dispute. Four kings march out of the land of Babel, and on their way to Sodom they hunt down the Rephaites, the…
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And God Started Over | E24
God Starts Over: Abraham, an Idol Maker’s Son The garden. The flood. The tower. Three times humanity rebelled, and three times the story fell apart. So God…
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Who Really Rules the Nations | E23
Why did Jesus send out exactly 70 (or 72) disciples in Luke 10? And why, when they came back, did He say, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven"? The…
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Third Rebellion: The Tower of Babel | E22
If you grew up in church, you were taught the Tower of Babel as the story of where languages came from. It's not. It's the third rebellion in Genesis, and what…
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The Curse of Ham | E21
Did God really curse Ham? And does the Bible support the racial interpretation used to justify slavery? In this episode of Into the Gap, we examine Noah’s…
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The Promise God Refuses to Break | E20
What if Noah’s flood wasn’t only a story about judgment, but a revelation of what covenant love actually looks like? In this episode of Into the Gap, we follow…
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How Many Times Has the World Ended? | E19
How many times has the world ended? Most debates about Noah focus on one question: Was the flood global or regional? But what if that's only the beginning? In…
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Noah's Ark: Before the Animals Were Afraid | E18
The animals weren't always afraid of us. The morning they came to Noah — down out of the hills, in pairs, with nothing chasing them — the world got one last…
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Did They Find Noah's Ark? | E17
In 1959, a Turkish army captain reviewing NATO aerial photos spotted something strange 6,500 feet up a mountainside: a boat-shaped mound, 18 miles south of…
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The Ark is Not a Boat | E16
We've all seen the children's version of Noah's Ark. A smiling old man. Happy animals. A rainbow overhead. But the Bible describes something entirely…
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The Man Who Walked With God: Noah E15
We think we know Noah. The boat. The animals. The rainbow. A children's-room mural. But the oldest writings about him don't start with a boat. They start with…
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Nephilim - The Giants That Shouldn't Exist | E14
Long before the flood, the whole world remembered an age of giants. And then the Bible says something almost impossible, that the Nephilim were on the earth…
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Are Watchers Aliens? | E13
What if the oldest “non-human intelligence” story on earth isn’t hidden in a government vault… but in the Bible itself? In this episode of Into the Gap, Jason…
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The Watchers: The Forbidden Story | E12
What really happened before Noah’s flood? Genesis 6 gives us only four mysterious verses about the “sons of God,” the Nephilim, and a world spiraling into…
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The World That God Regretted | E11
What if the flood story in Genesis is more than a children’s story about animals on a boat? What if it’s one of the great hinge moments of the entire Bible? In…
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The Serpent in the Wilderness | E10
What happened in the wilderness was bigger than temptation. In Part 3 of The Serpent in the Garden series, we follow Jesus from the Jordan River into the…
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The Serpent and the Cosmic Battle | E9
"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." Most of us have heard that line. Most of us assume it's from the Bible. It isn't. It was written by an English…
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Who Was the Serpent in Eden? | E8
Most of us were taught the same story. A snake. An apple. A bad decision. But the text never says snake. It never says apple. And it never says Satan. So who…
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Let US make man | E7
Episode 7: Who Is the “Us” in Let Us Make Man? What does Genesis 1:26 really mean when God says, “Let us make mankind in our image”? In this episode of Into…
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Angels and the Unseen Realm | E6
What do you picture when you hear the word angel? Chubby babies with wings? Hollywood warriors fighting in the sky? Both images are familiar… but neither comes…
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PreFlood World Part 2 | E5
What if the world before the flood wasn’t primitive… but advanced? In this episode of Into the Gap, we explore a question most people never ask: What could…
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The PreFlood World Part 1 | E4
What Was the World Like Before the Flood? | The Antediluvian World Explained What if the world described in Genesis wasn’t just spiritually different… but…
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The Garden of Eden | E3
What if everything you thought you knew about Eden… isn’t the full picture? In this episode of Into the Gap, we step back into the opening pages of the Bible…
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Did the Bible Copy Ancient Myths | E2
In the nineteenth century archaeologists uncovered thousands of ancient clay tablets buried beneath the ruins of Mesopotamian cities like Nineveh and Babylon…
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Genesis and the Deep Past | E1
Episode 1 – Genesis and the Deep Past Genesis begins with one of the most influential sentences ever written: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the…
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Will You Bow? | E90
In Daniel 3, King Nebuchadnezzar builds a massive golden image and demands that everyone bow down and worship when the music plays. Refuse, and you die in the…
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A Statue and Four Beasts | E89
How Long Can This Last? | Daniel 2 & 7 Explained | Escaping Babylon Empires rise. Nations posture. Markets tremble. Wars rumble in the background. And…
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Stand Firm to the End | E88
Escaping Babylon — Episode 88 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 | Apostasy, the Man of Lawlessness, and Standing Firm to the End In this episode of Escaping Babylon, we…
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Awake Not Escaping
Escaping Babylon Podcast — Episode 87 Awake, Not Escaping | The Day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians 5 Explained What is “the Day of the Lord” and how should…
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The Rapture, Resurrection, and the Day of the Lord
We live in a loud, anxious, and polarized world—where volume is often mistaken for virtue and silence for indifference. In this episode of Escaping Babylon…
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Test the Spirits | E81
The Spirit of Deception Peace in Israel or Prophetic Deception? While many celebrate the new peace treaty in Israel, others are sounding alarms — connecting…
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Imagine: A Merciful Church
What does a merciful church really look like? This week, we’re kicking off a new series with a message that reminds us: God’s mercy isn’t based on what we…
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The Eternal Gospel | E67
Revelation 14 Explained: Fear God, Give Him Glory, Worship Him What would you do if the sky turned red? If the heavens declared war and the earth stayed…
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Microchips and the 144K | E66
144,000 and Firstfruits: Revelation 14 Explained | E66 Could microchip implants be the mark of the beast? We kick off this episode by exploring the rise of…
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666 and the Mark of the Beast | E65
Revelation 13 Explained: The False Prophet, The Mark, and the Rise of the Beasts In this video, we dive deep into Revelation chapter 13, exploring the…
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The False Prophet and the Mark | E64
Is Technology Leading Us Toward Salvation—or Control? Yuval Harari & End Times Parallels Yuval Harari is a futurist who explores how emerging technologies—AI…
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Is This the Mark of the Beast? | E63
Is This the Mark of the Beast? | End Times, Prophecy & AI The world is watching as the Vatican prepares for the Conclave that could elect a new pope. Is this…
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The Antichrist Beast of the NT | E62
Discovering the Antichrist Beast in the New Testament In this video, we dive deep into the New Testament beyond the book of Revelation to uncover what…
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The Beast from the Sea? | E61
Many are searching for the identity of the Antichrist — a mysterious figure described in Revelation 13. In this video, we take a deep dive into the symbolism…
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The Antichrist Beast of Revelation | E60
The Martyrdom of Polycarp & the Beast of Revelation 13 In A.D. 155, Polycarp chose faith over fear—refusing to renounce Jesus and sealing his witness with his…
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The Fall of Satan | E58
The Dragon, Michael, and the Woman (Revelation 12) Revelation 12 pulls back the curtain on a cosmic war: the great red dragon (Satan) vs. Michael the archangel…
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A Tale of Two Cities | E57
Nimrod, Babel, and Isaiah’s Oracle Against Babylon (with Revelation Links) Who was Nimrod—“a mighty hunter before the Lord,” founder of the first post-Flood…
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The Woman and the Dragon | E56
Fatima, the “Third Secret,” The Woman & the Dragon (Revelation 12:1–6) On May 13, 1917 in Fátima, Portugal, three shepherd children—Lucia, Francisco, and…
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The Ark of the Covenant | E55
Where Is the Ark of the Covenant? The 7th Trumpet (Revelation 11:15–19) Where is the Ark of the Covenant—does it still exist, and what exactly is it? From the…
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The 6th Trumpet and Second Woe | E54
St. Malachy’s “Last Pope”? Revelation 11:7–14 (Two Witnesses, the Beast, and Jerusalem) In 1139, St. Malachy reportedly foresaw a list of 112 popes—ending with…
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Seals, Trumpets, Bowls & Fallen Angels | E53
Radiant Midweek — Trumpets, Woes, and the Rise of a World Ruler (Revelation 8–11 Recap) Welcome back! December got crazy (church + family), and the last…
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The Two Witnesses | E52
Welcome to Radiant Midweek — “The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11)” Tonight we open Revelation 11 and meet the first of a fascinating cast introduced across…
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The Truth About Gog and Magog | E80
Gog and Magog — The Final Battle of Ezekiel 38 & 39 Explained What exactly is the war of Gog and Magog? Is it Russia, an Islamic coalition, or something…
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The Millennium | E79
Revelation 20 (Part 1) The Thousand Years & the Binding of Satan Standing on Har Megiddo (Armageddon) overlooking the Jezreel Valley, history screams: this is…
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The Return of Christ | E78
👉 Armageddon is here. The armies of the world gather, Babylon has fallen… and then heaven opens. Revelation 19 reveals the return of Jesus Christ, the Rider on…
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The Wedding Feast of the Lamb | E77
Revelation 19 Explained: The Wedding Feast of the Lamb In Revelation 19, heaven erupts with Hallelujahs at the fall of Babylon and the wedding feast of the…
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Babylon Has Fallen | E76
Podcast Episode 76: Revelation 18 — Babylon Has Fallen From the Tower of Babel to the fall of Babylon in Revelation 18, Scripture tells one continuous story: a…
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The Beast Rises | E75
Podcast Ep. 75 — The Beast (Revelation 17, Part 2) Nimrod’s ancient rebellion didn’t die at Babel—it echoes forward into the final world empire. In this…
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Who Is the Woman Riding the Beast? | E74
Episode 74 — The Beast, the Prostitute, and the Tale of Two Cities (Revelation 17, Part 2) What does Islamic end-times theology have to do with Revelation 17?…
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Babylon the Great, the Woman & the Beast | E73
Revelation 17 is one of the most mysterious and debated chapters in the Bible. Who is Babylon the Great? In this episode of Escaping Babylon, we dive deep into…
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The Final Bowls Are Poured | E72
The Final Bowls Are Poured. No More Delays. | Revelation 16 Explained The smoke has filled the temple. The doors are shut. And no one—not angels, not…
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The Mark, the Harvest, and Wrath | E71
Revelation 15 Not everyone made it out. In Lahaina, it was a normal morning until the fire came. Some ignored the alerts. Some waited too long. The warnings…
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Two Harvests. One Massive Question | E70
📖 Two Harvests. One Massive Question. Who Gets Gathered—and When? Welcome to Escaping Babylon, where we journey through the Bible to uncover the truth about…
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Do Not Get the Mark - A Warning | E69
Episode Title: Babylon Has Fallen — Endurance, Wrath, and the Mark What does it mean that Babylon has fallen? Is the mark of the beast just a future event—or…
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Babylon Has Fallen | E68
Title: Babylon Has Fallen: From Babel to Revelation – The Long Rebellion Description: What do Genesis, Nimrod, the Tower of Babel, and Revelation 14 have in…